This collection includes theses and dissertations as well as some capstone projects and Master’s projects. The Digital Institutional Repository contains most RIT theses; however, not all past works have been digitized. If you are seeking a specific thesis and do not see it here, please contact the RIT Archives Collections.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Spectral Absorption and Related Spread Function of a Photographic Layer, John Tuller
Evaluation of an alphanumeric target as a means of determining the "resolution" of a photographic reconnaissance system, Mark Underhill
Portrait of a Girl, Geoffrey Vollers
Functional Forms in Polyurethane Foam, Ian Walker
Institutional Graphics for the Trinity Montessori School, Robert Whiting
Empty Environments, Dorothy Zinker
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Covered jars, Mary Abella
Natural and Artificial Depth in Painting, Beth Baldwin
Analysis of the Performance of the Pressurized-Water Nuclear Reactor by Electrical Simulation - Analog Computer, Philip Bartells
A multi-exposure, high resolution camera for the production of a resolving power test target, with extended range, Richard Bergen
Borderline Imagery in Painting, Emery Bopp
A Study of the Low Current Density Electrolysis of Ammonium Thiosulfate Fixers, John Bowman
Furniture: Concept and Media Exploitation, Jon Brooks
Subjective Evaluation of the Noticeable Density Differences in a Continuous Tone Photograph, Barry Buckser
Contemporary romantic figure painting, Jacque Clements
The Design and Applications of a Corporate Image for Strasenburgh Planetarium, Victor Costanzo Jr
Designing More Aesthetic Movie Promotional Material, David Crothers
The determination of a set of alphanumeric characters of equal recognizability, Keith C. Donaldson and Harry O. Gough
A Mural for the New Xerox Plaza Midtown Rochester, New York, Leonard Else
The use of Ektacolor Paper as a pre-press color proof, Keith Erb and John Suter
Testing the Fisher-Foser Mark-I on-easel color analyzer, C. Donald Fisher and Richard Foser
A reflection of reality, Charles Gaines
Exploration of Some Aspects of Society Through Painting, Paul Garland
A latent image distribution study of "dry-writing" photo-recording materials, Joseph Geller
Candleholders in clay, Peter Gerbic
A method of calibrating a photo optical system for determining spatial relationships, E. Glab and D. Zimmerman
An investigation of photographic edges in determination of modulation-transfer functions, Walter Gramiak
Collage and relief painting, Mark Greenlund
A Search For More Meaningful Interpretations, Charles Haas
Creative Applications of Photographic Media for Industry and Architecture, Francis Ho
Ceramic fountains, Tarrant Hookham
Changing the Contrast of Ektacolor Paper, Britton Hopkin
A collection of writings and line drawings, Bonnie Kimpland
Psychometric evaluation of diazo reproductions, John A. Kosta
The Aesthetic of the Computer, Richard LeFevre
A study of abstract landscape, Frederick Lipp
Reactions of cyanides with borazines, Lawrence Meehan
Ceramic hibachis and serving dishes, Ronald G. Meyers
pH effects on fluorescent fatigue, Donald Miraco and John Pierce
An investigation of the Mach Phenomenon and its relation to visual image evaluation, Norman B. Nill
Air and Water Pollution: A Visual Communication on Pollution, James Parton
The three-dimensional painted construction, William Phelan
Color Monobath Development, John Plumadore
[Monobath], William Quan
Creation of an Audio-Slide Presentation for the Promotion of a Sport Organization, David Saifman
Revelations: the analysis and synthesis of images, F. Scanlon
Minimizing the effects of the relief image in a coherent system through index matching, Edward Sklar
Post exposure latensification of a multilayer color film, Thomas A. Tietjen
A sculptor's approach to the design of aesthetically functional furniture, David Warner
An estimation of accuracy for star-oriented optical fixes of artificial earth satellites produced by amateur equipment, David Weishaupt
Automatic Merchandising, D. Kenneth Winebrenner
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Direction, Joseph Antinore Jr
Birds as a Source of Pictorial Creativity, Sylvia Bornarth
Drawing and Painting: Reinterpretation of Far Eastern Miniatures, James Bracy
Icarus, Barbara Bruno
Handbuilt functional forms, Virginia Cartwright
The Effect of Certain Chemical Treatments on Photolytic Image Formation, H. W. Casey and D. J. Krupcale
Exploration of a Corporate Image: "In the Visual Perspective", H. Clapsaddle
Image of the TV station, Kathleen A. Collins
The Effects of Sludge on the Image Quality of a Particular Film-Monobath Combination, Alfred DiLascia and Ronald Hubbard
Creative Cook Book, Jo Ann Girton
Sensitometric Characteristics of Monobaths, Kenneth Gould and Bert Zaccaria
Possibilities in pottery: cooking ware including flameware, James Grittner
Irregular Paintings, Rollin Hanson
Optical and Mechanical Movement in Painting, Carolyn LePage
Color Intaglio, Henrietta Leuthner
Xerox Advertising, William McDonald
Nature, Man and the Young Reader, Jane Miller
Latent Image Stability in High Resolution Plates, Robert Mottice
The effect of aqueous materials and papers on subject matter, Gordon Myer
Experimental three-dimensional design, Jacqueline O'Connell
The Effect of Negative and Positive Granularity on the Final Print Granularity, W. Norman Pierce and Avron Hecht
Prediction of Neutral Requirements for Letterpress Printing, Hugh T. Pitts
Evaluation of Halftone Images by Modulation Transfer, John Price and Paul Kennedy
Seraglio, Maruta Racenis
Effect of sulfite and bromide concentration on MTF of the film, Mark Redzikowski
The effects of water addition on the threshold speed, gamma and net density of Du Pont Lino-Writ 5 direct recording paper, Robert H. Renner and Stanley N. Stein
Vases, Louis Rumbalski
Flat Unmodeled Form in Painting, Peter Schwartzott
The Effect of Development time, Temperature, and Sulfite Content on the Acutance of a Photographic Emulsion, Jeffrey Waltzer
Incunabula 1966, LeRoy Robert Wilce
A Ceramic mural, Thomas R. Zabriskie
A colorimetric determination of the decay in an observer's color sensation due to adaptation, Gary Zeff
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Fiber glass methods for furniture, Donald Bjorkman
International Tourist Symbols, William Brown
The Influence of Materials in Furniture Design, Timothy Butler
Density variation and spread of the printed halftone dot in offset lithography, Walter L. Covington and William L. Heaps
The Effects of Temperature, Exposure, and Development Time on Polaroid Color Film, Dale Farkas
An experimental apparatus for measuring the relative illumination of finite conjugate lenses, Claude Fedele and Leo Neumann
Lighted ceramic garden sculptures, John Thomas Forgey
Segregation: an insult to human dignity, Richard Frizzell
The Effect of Turbid Water in the Optical Path of a Photographic System on the Modulation Transfer Function of That System, G. Fulmer and Harvey Greenberg
Feasibility study of direct electron recording target systems, Gaylord A. Helgeson
A Study of the Effects on Sigma D and Resolved Lines as a Function of Spatial Multi-Superposition of Images, Jerome Katz and Roger Umbdenstock
An Experimental Study of the Problems at High Temperature Developments, Pravin Lalwani
Use of borohydride to determine the difference in the developable density for a chemically sensitized and non-sensitized emulsion., S. Laufer and R. Golembe
Staved construction in furniture, Craig McArt
